01. Prancer02. When I Lost My Bet03. One Of Us Is The Killer04. Hero Of The Soviet Union05. Nothing's Funny06. Understanding Decay07. Paranoia Shields08. CH 375 268 277 ARS09. Magic That I Held You Prisoner10. Crossburner11. The Threat Posed By Nuclear Weapons

Just got around to listening this. Exceptionally good. I love how they blend chaotic dissonance with catchiness and accessability.

Also, I am saying this as someone who, for some reason, never listened to anything off this band aside from Calculating Infinity, so I only have that album as a point of comparison, but does anyone else think this album is VERY SikTh-esque?

I mean, there is a sort of eccentic factor to it that really reminds me of SikTh and was definitely not present on CI. At some places the music nearly made me laugh (in a good sense) due to how weird some passages and instrument usage was, and the vocals I also find to be very SikTh-esque in their over-the-topness.

DEP have grown on me a ton, and it's pretty much due to this album. I think it's a pretty close tie between this and Miss Machine as my favorite, but they're both fantastic.

Yeah, same here actually. It's been a few months since I posted that comment, and this album got me to look back at their discography. I can't believe I didn't notice it on my original listenings, but these guys are actually pretty damn clever! Ire Works is now definitely up there with this one as my favourite.

Maybe I should give this a go then. They never clicked with me. Even saw them live and pretty sure I was the only person there thoroughly unimpressed.

Yeah it's one those bands I really didn't like before. I remember hearing Ire Works when it got out and I hated. I needed time and fresh ears. Maybe your metaphorical ears are finally clean enough to do the same. I know the actual ones aren't.

Yeah it's one those band I really didn't like before. I remember hearing Ire Works when it got out and I hated. I needed time and fresh ears. Maybe your metaphorical ears are finally clean enough to do the same. I know the actual ones aren't.

I always thought washing behind your ears was just an old wife's tale. Are you saying there could be stuff behind them?

Maybe I should give this a go then. They never clicked with me. Even saw them live and pretty sure I was the only person there thoroughly unimpressed.

tDEP are one of the best bands ever in my opinion. The amount of raw energy counteracted with subtle emotion in all of their songs, coupled with incredibly sophisticated songwriting which is unlike any band I can think of creates an unreal experience for me. I'm a Ben Weinman fanboy

tDEP are one of the best bands ever in my opinion. The amount of raw energy counteracted with subtle emotion in all of their songs, coupled with incredibly sophisticated songwriting which is unlike any band I can think of creates an unreal experience for me. I'm a Ben Weinman fanboy

I think my issue with them, which seemed especially obvious during their live set, was that they have a lot of potential energy which builds up but never seems to get released. As though they're being bottlenecked by their staccato, erratic songwriting style. It was really weird live. I kept thinking that they were going to suddenly explode into a fury of energy but it never seemed to happened. Everyone else seemed to think it did though.

I think my issue with them, which seemed especially obvious during their live set, was that they have a lot of potential energy which builds up but never seems to get released. As though they're being bottlenecked by their staccato, erratic songwriting style. It was really weird live. I kept thinking that they were going to suddenly explode into a fury of energy but it never seemed to happened. Everyone else seemed to think it did though.

Yeah that's actually really strange to me, because I feel like they're constantly releasing that built up energy. I can definitely see how they might not connect with your tastes though. The only remotely similar thing I can think of that you listen to is SikTh, and I can't stand that band lol.

Yeah that's actually really strange to me, because I feel like they're constantly releasing that built up energy. I can definitely see how they might not connect with your tastes though. The only remotely similar thing I can think of that you listen to is SikTh, and I can't stand that band lol.